During his time at Queens College, Andrew Goodman joined the Council of Federated Organizations (CORE) and planned to join Freedom Summer. While at volunteer training in Ohio, Michael Schwerner recruited him to help investigate the burning of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Neshoba County. He and the two other men were arrested on their way back to the Meridian COFO office and were murdered soon after. In his eulogy, Rabbi Joseph Lelyveld remarked, "The tragedy of Andrew Goodman cannot be separated from the tragedy of mankind. Along with James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, he has become the eternal evocation of all the host of beautiful young men and women who are carrying forward the struggle for which they gave their lives."
Pictured: A black and white photograph of Andrew Goodman. He is looking at the camera and is wearing a dark, button-up shirt.
Credit: Neshoba County Circuit Court
